Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous

irregular verbs: form of 'have' + past participle form of 'have' + been + verb + ing

Example:
I / you / we / they have spoken Example:

he / she / it has spoken I / you / we / they have been speaking

he / she / it has been speaking
regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed

Example:
I / you / we / they have worked
he / she / it has worked

Use

Both tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still
going on or has just finished. In many cases, both forms are correct, but there is
often a difference in meaning: We use the Present Perfect Simple mainly to
express that an action is completed or to emphasise the result. We use
the Present Perfect Progressive to emphasise the duration or continuous
course of an action.

Result or duration?

Do you want to express what has happened so far or how long an action has
been going on yet?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous

Duration (how long)

Result (what / how much / how often)
I have been writing for an hour.
I have written 5 letters. / I have been to London twice.

Certain verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Present Perfect Simple (not in the
progressive form).

state: be, have (for possession only)

Example: We have been on holiday for two weeks.
 senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He has touched the painting.

brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I have known him for 3 years.

Time + negation: last time or beginning of an action?

In negative sentences: Do you want to express how much time has past since
the last time the action took place or since the beginning of the action?

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous

since the last time since the beginning

I haven't played that game for I haven't been playing that game for an hour, only
years. (Meaning: It's years ago that I for 10 minutes. (Meaning: It's not even an hour ago
last played that game.) that I started to play that game.)